Customer Reviews The North Face Recon

I use the backpack for both work and non-work days. The side bottle pockets can easily hold a large water bottle. I love the 4 pocket sections for a small iPad or laptop, sunglasses, wallet, notepad, pens, etc. On more casual days, I can use it for hiking and the chest strap works well to help with the heavier load if necessary. All around, a solid project that gets a great deal of use.

Perfect for my college age son. He can fit his MacBook and his other laptop into it along with notebooks

Love it! Tina if room and organization

very practical and high quality

I use this backpack as my daily work bag and for travel and outdoor activities. It has exceeded expectations and is an incredible handy bag. Good size, weight and storage for most daily uses.

My high schooler loves it! Great material, very durable.

I use it for school and to be honest my back feels way better and way more comfortable in ways I can only speak of and my previous backpack was tipping with all my textbooks this bag holds it like a champ.

My son loved it . It's the perfect size for a high schooler

Great product, would want more room for camping or hiking.. great for high school or college students

Such a nice backpack! My son started high school this year and he loved it!

So far I've loved this backpack. Super spacious and it's comfortable to wear

My son loves it! He uses it for school every day

I use it for school, the front pocket is super useful and the whole backpack has a very comfortable but also sturdy stature that I love.

Love this backpack. All the pockets are awesome. Plenty of room to hold everything you could possibly need for school. Also love the color combo!!!

Used everyday for school. Fits all the items needed for a full day of classes

It is awesome

This backpack looks great and has very useful compartments and pockets. It is just not quite big enough for our high school student. The measurements are included and we thought it would be deep enough but it's just a bit too snug.

Good quality pricey

It's good we thought it would a little bit more space but it's good. We still like it

It's very spacious lengthwise, but it is a squeeze getting binders in there. It is not super wide, but that allows it to have a smaller platform and not feel so heavy on your back when weighed down. As a school bag it is fine, but I can image if I used it for it's intended purpose of hiking or camping, it would be perfect.

I have been using this backpack for a couple of months for high-school. It is pretty good and I like the backpack appearance and how it distributes the weight of many binders, notebooks, and textbooks. The front mesh is so useful for quick-access items like a hat, keys, brochures, etc.. I haven't utilized the daisy chain system yet, but I heard that you could attach bungees to behave similarly to the Borealis backpack, where you can stuff extra clothes or other items. However, you do have to pack smart (and less) due to the backpack's slim profile. When you have lots of books/notebooks/folders/binders, everything is stressed and gets squished pretty easily (which increases the difficulty in taking in or out school items). This backpack would be perfect for students attending schools that have lockers, or if you just pack less in general. Additionally, you have to keep in mind that the backpack is very prone to fall over when you set it to stand vertically (unless there is a lot of space taken up) due to the slim profile. There are some things I wish the backpack could be improved on: PLEASE ADD strap loops on all of the straps (it gets messy and confusing), improve zipper quality (the zippers are decent, but compared to other bags in this price range, it feels cheap), ADD A FALSE BOTTOM for the laptop compartment,

Backpack needs chest support straps.

This bag is awesome. My only complaint is that my aluminum water bottle on several occasions has slipped out of the side pocket even though I have tightened the strap, its an average 24oz bottle, so in that regard it is not safe compartment unless you're okay with dents. I have no issues with the bottle holder with my Jester or Borealis both bags I have owned in the past.

Good quality

I use it as a business backpack. Laptop sleeve is nice, well padded. Like the large water bottle holders on each side. Wish there was another sleeve in the large compartment to keep folders and paper organized.